N Seoul Tower: Ways to get there, Walking Trails & Maps | KoreaToDo (2024)

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​N Seoul Tower (or Namsan Seoul Tower), sitting on topNamsan Mountain is the #1 Tourist Attraction and symbol of Seoul.

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It is the iconic filming location for many popular Korean dramas (e.g. A Korean Odyssey, My Love From The Star, Boys Over Flowers) and TV shows (e.g. Running Man).

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Besides its fantastic day and night views, it has a lot to offer, from its numerous dining options, adventure theme parks, game arcade, observatory with 360-degree panoramic view of Seoul, photo-taking hot spots, scenic hiking trails and more.

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N Seoul Tower - History, Height & Night Scene

Namsan Seoul Towerwas first established as a broadcast tower to send out TV and radio signals in 1969.

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The top of the tower is at 479.7m above sea level with Namsan Mountain at 243m and the tower’s own height at 236.7m, making it one of the tallest towers in the East.

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The view of the tower is amazing beautiful in different season. On nightfall,N Seoul Tower lights up in different colour to show the air quality that can be viewed from afar by the public. BLUE - Good, GREEN - Average, YELLOW - Bad andRED - Poor.

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One of the most well-known attractions at Namsan Tower is probably the love locks. You can find love locks in all shapes and colours hanging at every outdoor railings at N Seoul Tower. The gift shops at Seoul Tower also sell many interesting looking locks.

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See Also

A Tourist's Guide to Visiting N Seoul Tower[ Highlight ] N-Seoul Tower mit Aussichtsplattform & Namsan BergAktivitäten im N Seoul Tower: Was es zu sehen und zu essen gibt - IVisitKorea

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Most of the wall sections around Namsan Mountain have been restored to their original appearance from the preservation, restoration and recovering projects.

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A section of Seoul City Wall (Namsan Mountain Trail) runs from the Wooden Stairway of Namsan Dulle-gil Trail (near National Theater of Korea) towards N Seoul Tower.FromNamsan Park Bus Stop at the top of Namsan Mountain, the Seoul City Wall extended 1.6km to Baekbeom Square Park, foot of Namsan Mountain.

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Spring is one of the best times to walk up/down Namsan Mountain and enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms.

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Notes: Cherry blossoms at Namsan Mountain generally flower at least one week later than other parts of Seoul (e.g. the popular Yeouido or Seokchon Lake) due to its higher altitude.

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For the keen travellers who would like to experience N Seoul Tower like the locals, why not consider getting there by foot from the base of Namsan Mountain? Alternatively, you can get to N Seoul Tower by bus or cable car and have a leisure walk down the mountain.

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Pick from our 4 hiking routes to/fro N Seoul Seoul from the easiest to the stairs challengers.

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This is the easiest course, walking on pedestrian path alongside the road used only by authorised vehicles (e.g. public shuttle bus, tour bus) going down from N Seoul Tower. This course is particularly popular for cherry blossoms viewing in spring.

For best connectivity to public transport on this course, it is recommended to walk down from N Seoul Tower (instead of up) and take Namsan Shuttle Bus (#2/3/5) at the bus stop in front of Namsan Library at the end of the walk.

Alternatively, if you wish, you can take bus #402 (8 mins ride) at Platform 5 of Seoul Station Exit 9-1, arriving at the bus stop across the road from Namsan Library. Note that bus #402 from the bus stop in front ofNamsan Library to Seoul Station will take a long 21 mins with stops at City Hall and Gwanghwamun Stations.

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The nearest subway stations, Hoehyeong Station and Seoul Station are about 15 mins walk.

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This course has the best public transport connectivity for the scenic hike up N Seoul Tower. You can start the hike from Dongguk Univ. Station or to 'conserve' your energy 🤭, you can take a short bus trip from the subway station to the course's entrance.

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This is a moderate course with walking paths and stairs (quite a fair portion) up N Seoul Tower. This course is particularly popular with the locals for its autumn foliage. Besides the spectacular tall trees, you can get good views of N Seoul Tower and city on this course too. The last section of the trail is alongside the fortress wall leading to the Namsan Seoul Tower Bus Terminalat N Seoul Tower.

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The course starts from the path next toSeoul Education Research & Information Institute. Nearby, there areHanyangdoseong Historic Site Museum and Samsooni Stairs, a popular filming location for the Korean drama, 'My Name is Kim Sam Soon' (2005).

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This hiking course, with primarily steps, offers the best views of the city, mountain range andN Seoul Tower. Another highlight of this trail is walking alongside the fortress wall in the last section towards Namsan Cable Car Station (top) at N Seoul Tower.

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The nearest subway station, Hoehyeon Station is about 4 mins walk to Namsan Park Baekbeom Square entrance and another 7 mins walk to nearSeoul Education Research & Information Institute. The uphill walk from Baekeom Square is a popular photo hot spot ofSeoul City Wallwith Namsan Seoul Tower in the background. There are several statues and Hohyeongdang (a hanok of Park Management Office) in the park too.

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You can get to Namsan Cable Car Station (base) and downhill towards Myeongdong Station (or Pacific Hotel, Myeongdong):

1. Walk down Sam-soon Steps and cross the road at the traffic lights directly in front. Walk on your right until you see the Cable Car Station (6 mins).

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2. Turn right onto the path next to the steep flight of steps at the end of the trail (near the public toilet). Follow the path down to the road. Cross the road at the traffic lights on your right and continue the walk on your right to Namsan Cable Car Station (4 mins).

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Alternatively, if you still have the energy, you can enter the wide pedestrian-only Namsan Trail along the road, right next to the end of the steep flight of steps. It will be an easy scenic walk around the edge of Namsan Mountain, exiting to Namsangol Hanok Village (course duration: 25mins) that is within 4 mins walk to Chungmuro Station.

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For those who do not wish to get to the top of N Seoul Tower, you can take the Namsan Circular Trail that encircles the entire circumference of Namsan Mountain in 7.5km.

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In clockwise direction, Namsan Circular Trail connects fromNorth Ringway (3,420m),Forest Path (910m), Wild Flowers Path (850m), Nature Ecology Path (1,650m) and finally toHistorical Culture Path (640m). It offers hikers diverse experiences in different sections of the circular trail.

There are multiple entry points to the circular trail. The easiest would probably be the same entry point as 'Hiking Course 2'. i.e. take Namsan Shuttle Bus#2/3/5 from Dongguk Univ. Station and alight at the 2nd bus stop, direct to trail entrance at North Ringway.

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